Kitchen utensil



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KITCHEN UTENSIL Filed May 17, 1954 firs I.

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venai veltaivaug m. Los Angeles, Calif. Application May 17, 1934, Serial No. 120,000

2 Claims. (oi. ass-144) My invention relates to a type of kitchen utensil which may be used for mashing potatoes, heating eggs or other culinary work, in which a device with tines or finger-like structures is utilized.

An object and feature of my invention is the construction of a kitchen utensil having tines or fingers attached to a supporting plate, which plate has a handle. 1

A further feature of my invention is forming the tines or fingers somewhat flexible and curved or arched to facilitate the use of the utensil in mashing potatoes, beating eggs, cream, or in mixing d ugh. or for various purposes.

A particular feature of my invention relates to the manner of attaching the tines or fingers to the supporting plate in which the tines or fingers are made of a continuous wire with long parallel sections having reverse bends at their ends and reverse bends at their inner ends. The inner ends are secured to the supporting plate. This support is made by forming the supporting plate with an outer and providing a plurality of slots at this reverse fold through which the reverse bent inner ends of the continuous wire may be inserted. The reversly folded portion of the supporting plate is then crimped to retain the wire forming the tines or fingers firmly attached to the supporting plate.

Another feature of my invention is forming a handle wire with two diverging ends fitted in elongated eyes formed on the marginal edge of the supporting plate. The handle is made of a single stiif wire having a reverse bend at its outer end.

My invention is illustrated in connection with the acco drawing, in which:

Fig. lis aplan taken'in the direction of the arrow I of Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation taken in the direction of the arrow 2 of Fig. 1. a

Fig. 3 is a reverse or bottomview taken in the direction of the arrow I of Fig. 2. FigAisatransversesectiononthelinet-l of Fig. 1 in the direction of the arrows.

- In constructing my invention I utilize a supporting plate H which has a straight end llat right angles to the axial center of the plate. Thisendhasagripplngp ateend ilmadeby a reversefold ll of the gripping end. This grip ping end, has a slightly inwardly pressed edge II. The plate has parallel side edges II parallel to the axial line of the plate. Such plate is provided with a plurality of slots l1 formedat their reverse bend or fold it, and these being spaced end having a reverse fold' apart. The reverse fold is also provided with two outer perforations ll.

The tines or fingers II are formed of a single 7 strip of wire in which its opposite ends 20 are inserted through the perforations II. The wire is is bent to provide a plurality of long parallel -sec-' tions 2|, outer reverse bends 22 and inner reverse bends 23. .The reverse bends 23 are inserted through the slots I! at the reverse bend it of the supporting plate. Then the end crimping portion II is crimped upwardly at 24. (Note Figs. 3 and 4), thus securely holding the inner reverse bendsin place. A single crimp 24' adjacent the outer ends Ill retain such ends in place on the supporting plate. This construction developes a plurality of parallel fingers II, each finger terminating at the reverse bend 12. The fingers or tines are graduatedin length. V

The handle is formed of a single piece of wire 21 having a reverse bend 28 on the outer-20 end'and two diverging ends 29. These diverging ends are fitted in eyes or beads Ill formed on the converging side edges 3| of the plate II. This plate has an edge 32 facing the handle parallel to the edge II. The eyes or beads 30 hold the handle firmly attached to the plate II.

It will be noted that the tines or fingers I! are bent upwardly as shown in Fig. 2. The device on account of having the tines formed of spaced apart wires may be readily used-a number of culinary purposes such as mashing potatoes, whipping or beating eggs or cream, or mixing dough. The device may also readily be used for lifting poached eggs from a pan. Many other uses of the utensil will be apparent. A characteristic feature of the utensil is that the tines or fingers are more or less flexible and are securely attached to the supporting plate ll.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the scope as defined by the appended a plurality of slots formed at the reverse bend and adjacent. the marginal edges of the said plates, a continuous wire having reverse outer and inner bendswith the sections between the bends parallel, the inner'bends being inserted each in a-slot andthe two ends being inserted in the two 'end perlorations otthe reverse bend. the gripping plate being crimped at the portion between the inner reverse bends and at the portion adjacent the perforations to ilrmly'attach the wire at the inner bends and the two ends to the supporting and grippin: plate, the parallel sections of the wires extending from each outer bend forming tines, tines hem: 0! different lengths and curved with a concave curve considered infthe axial direction of the handle and on theirupperside.

' 2. A utensil as'clairned in claim 1, parallel portions 01' the wire forming adjacent tines at the -;1

inner reverse bends'being also inserted in each slot whereby the crimp oi the gripping plate forms a partial closure of the slotibetween the said two parallel portions of the wire'and the inner reversebend. a

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It is herebp certified that the above nunbered,patent waB'errOneOuSIy issued 'to the inventor said "Vaughn",whereas said patent should have been issued to Charles A. Rowley, of Los Angeles, California, as assignee of-theqentireint'e:

est in said invention,, as shown by-the records of assignments in this office and that the said-Letters Patent should be read with this correction thereim that the same may conform to the record of the.case in the Patent Office; Signed and sealed this 3rd day of March; A. D. 1936. w

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outer and inner bends with the sections between the bends parallel, the inner'bends being inserted each in a-slot andthe two ends being inserted in the two 'end perlorations otthe reverse bend. the gripping plate being crimped at the portion between the inner reverse bends and at the portion adjacent the perforations to ilrmly'attach the wire at the inner bends and the two ends to the supporting and grippin: plate, the parallel sections of the wires extending from each outer bend forming tines, tines hem: 0! different 2. A utensil as'clairned in claim 1, parallel portions 01' the wire forming adjacent tines at the -;1

inner reverse bends'being also inserted in each slot whereby the crimp oi the gripping plate forms a partial closure of the slotibetween the said two parallel portions of the wire'and the inner reversebend. a

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It is hereby certified that the above nuniber'ed, patent w as' er rfineou sly issuwl.

'to the inventor said "Vaughn",whereas said patent should ha've been issued to Charles A. Rowley, of Los Angeles, California, as a's'sig'ne'e of-the entire interest in said invention, as shown by the records of assignments inthis office and that the said- Letters Patent should be read. wi'th this correction thereizr:

that the same may conform to the record of thecasein the Pa-tent, Office; Signed and sealed this 3rd day of March A. D. 1936. w

' Leslie (Seal). Acting. Commissioner ot-Peitents. 

